left panels). This ridge separates the Atlantic Ocean southwest of the ridge from the Norwegian Sea to the northeast. The sill of the ridge reaches different depths in different areas. Most of it is shallower than 500 m, but a small part is deeper with the Faroe Bank Channel being the deepest passage across the ridge. The upper layers of the waters surrounding the Faroes are dominated by ‘Modified North Atlantic Water’ which derives from the North Atlantic Current flowing towards the east and north-east (Hansen and Østerhus, 2000) (Figure , upper left panel). This water is typically around 8°C and salinities around . Deeper than. | ICES ADVICE 2006 AVIS DU CIEM Books 1- 10 Report of the ICES Advisory Committee on Fishery Management Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment and Advisory Committee on Ecosystems 2006 Book 4 The Faroe Plateau Ecosystem International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Conseil International pour l Exploration de la Mer . Andersens Boulevard 44-46 DK-1553 Copenhagen V Denmark Telephone 45 33 38 67 00 Telefax 45 33 93 42 15 info@ Report of the ICES Advisory Committee on Fishery Management Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment and Advisory Committee on Ecosystems 2006. Books 1 - 10 December 2006 Recommended format for purposes of citation ICES. 2006. Report of the ICES Advisory Committee on Fishery Management Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment and Advisory Committee on Ecosystems 2006. ICES Advice. Books 1 - 10. 4 51 pp. For permission to reproduce material from this publication please apply to the General Secretary. ISBN 87-7842-053-2 BOOK 4 Section Page 4 THE FAROE PLATEAU Ecosystem Ecosystem Major environmental influences on ecosystem Human impacts on the Fishery effects on benthos and fish Assessments and Assessments and advice regarding protection of biota and Assessments and advice regarding Stock summaries .22 Faroe Plateau cod Subdivision Vb1 .22 Faroe Bank cod Subdivision Vb2 .31 Faroe haddock Division Vb .37 Faroe saithe Division Vb .
